interesting conversation, very timely. My dad passed away 3 months ago, I was designated between the kids to gather the 10's of thousands (no exaggeration) of slides and transport them to my place to digitize them.
I have a cheap converter that you drop the slide in and press a button, quality loss exists, debating now to go for something better.
When sitting on the couch with a game on, I plug it into my laptop and convert a few hundred...life and times of a pandemic I guess
So many don't need to be converted, my parents competed internationally in photo contests, my father even ran local camera clubs for years. I am finding some gems from our childhoods and others worth saving. Just a long haul going through the boxes and boxes and boxes.
Attached are a couple of images I converted this weekend, one has me and my two brothers fishing behind a local historical grist mill in the town we grew up in, very Americana shot. Another is the log cabin my grandfather built in the 30's that we grew up going to in the summer. Lastly is likely from the swiss alps or somewhere, gorgeous shot but do I need to preserve it forever digitally?
